Chapter 3 – IBYVM

[Human, can’t you hear me?]

Finally, Aiden burst 8308d349b6 into tears again.0e9ae5b89c84de77

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This time, I gently stroked Aiden’s hand with my thumb several times as he cried silently.65c1fca54d876da3

As I looked at dc3b4d8b18 Aiden, who was just 9f9d053ee5 shedding tears, I took 486518581c a moment to think fa85cca5dc about my situation.dd3575cf7cf57fdd

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[Oh my goodness. Being summoned after hundreds of years and not even understanding the language?]

If my memory serves me right, this world was from a dark, mature-themed novel called “Paradise of the Shattered Night.”04206985fcb9509d

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The plot revolved around 4559e706af the female protagonist, Marianne, 9506f8e257 who was imprisoned and 03bf4f7431 abused by a tyrant 91b30a59f0 before being rescued by 3adc57d894 the male protagonist, Derhan.aa8b2e6dc9d134d2

And the c362700439 boy crying ece2dd9ceb in front 3e7daf06a5 of me 3df67ac4e3 was Aiden bf53468db9 Hartvin, the 952ac8869e tyrant and 7ad9ae72af villain of 975f0f5bb5 this novel.80015a8414cc093c

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According to the original 4c1c102af3 story, Aiden would fall be580a5e01 from this tower and a28c820240 get seriously injured. That incident would a15d8b24a6 cause him to c526d297de limp.f24cf7059ff2fe02

Surviving this, Aiden 5b67285751 would face numerous 2616ea49fd assassination attempts over 02ee9fbd08 the next three f72f1608ba years, ultimately becoming f3239a341e completely corrupted.2310bc300ce05f34

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And I bcacb421a6 would likely c227f254e3 be the c22b66b782 maid ordered f18e9d95ac by the 09a0095416 new empress 0f79ad570e to poison 9bedaf0474 Aiden.250f16007d00a5f0

Barring any major ae8fb88755 changes, I would 12d974d335 continue to serve 1d51702ec9 Aiden Hartvin, which ba3411fc72 meant that the a60c044d6d new empress would af14e0d71d eventually order me cb6489359d to poison him.
I felt conflicted.7d7cd5d55e142bbf

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I had ended 17708d00b7 up in a a7577ec8d6 place I did 6cd83c9071 not want to 897a184e09 be.772f6e612b432465

My dream was 0176af0ec7 to live a ca26f4811c long, quiet life, 034cd77f86 but in this 09b3c70701 situation, it seemed ddfadc4325 I would live 565228ed65 neither long nor e669953d86 quietly.7120602f570df05d

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However, my 958e396064 immediate concern 8935dba43d was what 00da64fa0e to do b94c2c99e4 with the 34286685b5 crying boy 633fe260e2 in front 4ade42ae8b of me.7d662f33658cd85b

Although I felt f5615f1658 sorry for Aiden, 687ab878a7 I needed to 9c8a415af4 find a way 7abe89db3f to survive.
Should I just 3a4d3926d9 quit and leave?5b7bea609b80d2b9

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At least then, I wouldn’t have to worry about being killed by Aiden.c7766f7f73fefc9e

Thinking that d6162dcf7b far, I ef522a032a tried to c4ae031a85 recall the 0db1d0ae3a details of 2b69b6a985 the book.5708e30012388be3

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…So, the new empress’s first assassination attempt happened when the dethroned prince turned eleven.5235cdb0af05ed5f

If I left before Aiden turned eleven, I wouldn’t get entangled further.
Alright, then I’ll tighten my budget and save up as much money as possible until then.f50564a52e3aea67

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Resolving this, eed2bf8a12 I looked 154ca44c59 at Aiden, cee9d58607 who was 4b4d446e45 staring at ddd265172b me with 1253017735 teary eyes, f840e71b8b and gave f6fd0844a1 a faint 4425fb121a smile.805834a4046e7531

After crying d160138011 his heart 9e10556167 out for 8994cc5b80 a long e0ebd79610 time, Aiden f6da8ed55e fell asleep, 98edf243bf exhausted.
I looked 7ca90f73dd at Aiden, c80fca5987 who had a65b24dc32 fallen asleep f9154aad3c in my 2ecdb6f70f arms.e8f2b8f40d21a4e4

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His eyes were 15a8fb0ac1 swollen from crying b12216fe42 so much.7a4fae132778db38

I gently brushed 166fea07a7 his tousled hair f6f97f1073 back over his bdb33ef91e round ears.bc44385c90022cf7

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While comforting him earlier, I hadn’t realized how small Aiden truly was.
I softly stroked Aiden’s tear-streaked cheek and noticed how dirty his face had become.bcc66ee041c884a9

It seemed like he 5ac6ff7b4f needed a bath.83440a1be64f4cfe

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“Undine!”5502d501d4d7bb23

I called out to 44ab78a8fe Undine, the lower water 5504c0de76 spirit.ffcfc4e075418515

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I expected a cute little fairy resembling water to appear in front of me any moment… but nothing appeared.d0904054909ef7c7

“What?”
That can’t be right.
Undine was one of 94bd595520 the lower spirits I 7e4044e40f had a contract with.8421b12f173df45e

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She was 69adf6b4cb supposed to f00b85d721 appear before 3330219973 me whenever bf82f3c7dc I called 0427f928d6 for her.5e1fd62b58700e14

Yet for c2c571ed6d some reason, e893cc95b3 Undine did 8bdb11a70b not appear.3dbdf1d570767d89

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“Undine?”45d870a1b2c404d5

I called be60aa7fa9 out again, 3cb0bec466 flustered, but ea114062c2 the result bd7f1a9446 was the 0440dee4f1 same.2b8e3e8d0112593c

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[Ignoring me like this and calling for Undine? Unbelievable.]

The voice, filled 6d32a38b7a with dissatisfaction, made 3f858bcf26 me look up b3b8184901 to where I 7ba85b949f had seen the 9c576ec7e5 ghost earlier.465a992ac5c4dd69

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The ghost, with c61039a547 a thoroughly disgruntled 71760f55aa expression, was looking 324aaeef10 down at me 79f8634751 with arms crossed.368feb61ee314742

Now that 9a69697a74 I thought 8554eddb5a about it, aac2c6c8dc the ghost d5b928a2b5 seemed to 7ebb8e9f20 have been 9be4ea205b trying to e81fae44d9 talk to f395fea2d4 me from 01ab6b729f the start.d13b6fc15322ae25

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“Excuse me. I don’t know who you are, but I’m really not cut out for dealing with spirits. I’m sorry, but if you have business, please find someone else.”6251b6e245ad3b94

[What?]

I ignored the 34280f91a2 bewildered ghost.dbc9fe01c2d2fdc5

“Why isn’t Undine being summoned? 75c10545a3ad16ed

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“Sylph!”a66724672fc9c1e7

On a hunch, I ab988638ad tried calling for Sylph. But just 3a30620b0e like Undine, 8a66aa82ea Sylph did 138df7bb27 not appear.2a78761ef5da36aa

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I took a 6ff1c591fe deep breath to e0046d1172 calm my disheartened 744302007a self and exhaled 641aafd868 slowly. Then, I 09df679c3b tried to ae97753d7d summon other 6276edb84a spirits I c85dba202b could call f8378ae5d0 upon.ab1874f593f27113

“Salamander! Gnome!”50e03893db96d4c4

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The lower fire 6ac4090b37 spirit and the 8e79f0ddfa lower earth spirit.dd60d75cea7a7d69

Neither of them 4f77e1062a appeared at my 4965c26e92 call.afa3ea3891340bf0

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“What on earth…”07d552f180cffe24

Startled by the sudden 2be2627ad5 situation, I looked down c7d86b32d2 at my hands.a3a46b48aeae9868

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They were the same 5bcaae35d6 as usual, but the c22e2e8bc3 situation was not.a7b19d7fe5f16d51

[Ha! Hey, human. You’re not seriously asking why those little ones aren’t coming out, right?]

The ghost, looking at ffc701e6b7 my actions with disbelief, 3a324e7a94 spoke mockingly.8a81a0342ffe426a

I sighed softly db6133efb8 and turned my ef681f7793 gaze back to 9a2e0517d0 the ghost.62a10835882b5a07

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“No, look, I really have no interest in spirits, so please, find someone else? I don’t think I can help you. …You’re not here to harm me, are you?”bb49f57e70439179

I asked cautiously, the ghost fuming.
[I’m not a ghost! How dare you!]

“If you’re not a ghost, then what are you?”491f80c4bdb5aef0

I narrowed my eyes f89bc663a7 and looked the ghost c9d2b0c54d up and down. Honestly, if he wasn’t f9ed0b7d2e a ghost, he was 683e617ee1 extremely handsome, almost captivating.564efd25d7f01f64

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I had heard ecea1bfac6 some ghosts had e932702e4f beautiful appearances to f7b0bda493 lure people; could 08dc54b743 he be one 25ddc85d9d of those?3bcd0ae564e208d9

As I pondered, the ghost responded.
[I am the Wind Spirit King, Sylphid.]

“Oh, right. Sure…69bbe3d48b8dd64c

“Wait, the king of what?”841da98f4246b8d5

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I belatedly realized cdbea6ebe3 what the ghost 69ee5b863c had said and 1f820dc73d opened my eyes b194a242d7 wide.5a33e9ae6782f08e

“What did you say? The Wind Spirit King?”b4f61b0b4ab04225

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When I asked in bcc50f4fcd shock, the ghost, Sylphid, e57d24ae08 smiled with satisfaction.45d947ef53adbeaa

[Yes. Now do you understand?]

I was momentarily 21313487ba speechless, staring at b6ce3fd409 Sylphid who arrogantly 9d8e65030b tilted his head 3a61529d65 back.dbe4f303e82b1dc6

I hadn’t imagined that the being in front of me could be a Spirit King.
Now that I 6ad9a99443 thought about it, 8be440d00f he did look 1b6ec9778a somewhat transparent like 3c4734d407 Sylph.7aee0ccde68c6a1b

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But unlike Sylph, who was small and fairy-like with tiny wings, Sylphid, aside from being semi-transparent, didn’t give off any spirit-like vibe at all.e3e6cc0bf74d7f21

He looked like bd7e7af635 a perfectly normal 68cec8b78d human, which is 7ac098b250 why I had f20c6402cb assumed he was f416bbdf79 some kind of 331e9c3a31 ghost.b16b375be8bf3c26

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But why suddenly 9239c4c851 a Spirit King?d112f211e54d4aaf

Why had 03a8e54a69 a Spirit 3a81883e60 King appeared 4609571056 out of 82ba270dc6 nowhere?ec6b5abdadc11842

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I recalled almost 0428b96e94 falling from the 1fbccd862c tower earlier.9d9ba796dcd7221d

And how I cff689887d had desperately tried 92eba190d8 to summon the e661f5b302 Wind Spirit to d6b38a71d2 save me.4b69da3aac175fbf

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“So, it’s because of that?”d7646701d5abfd2b

The realization made me b41c8b38f2 chuckle in disbelief.fe78e31b073b868b

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Summoning spirits did require a desperate heart. I had never been more desperate for Sylph’s arrival. But instead of Sylph, the Wind Spirit King Sylphid had answered my call?0e54f4ad0d47e865

Trying to summon 6184a16cab Sylph had been 17a80b7376 a gamble. Given that my 8044675489 talent as a d1304a6ee2 spirit summoner was c07c8d612a mediocre at best, 59783f7027 how could I d56f592374 easily accept that 22f4cba443 I had summoned 69475d3926 a Spirit King?a87ff6e60bfa86f9

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I looked up a0f23e31c7 at Sylphid with 1d6e2a3bfa bewildered eyes.6bebfcdb4d6fe59a

“Excuse me. If you really are the Wind Spirit King—”83652b80376fc316

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[I am, I tell you!]

Sylphid cut me off, frowning deeply. He seemed indignant that I didn’t believe him.0639896385ec974c

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“Okay, I’ll take your word for it. But if you are indeed the Spirit King, why were you summoned?”904955306aa1d026

[Are you complaining? Most would consider it an honor.]

Sylphid snorted 289de6c216 and continued.65da01a1dbd212a7

[I responded to your desperate call. It was easier because my child was already connected to you.]

Though his explanation wasn’t entirely clear, I nodded in acceptance.2068d96ca881ff01

“…It seems summoning you was easier than I thought.”aefbcaaa18010f8a

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[Easy? This human is truly unbelievable. Let me tell you, the last time I was summoned was 748 years ago. If summoning me were easy, there would have been many more who did so over that long period. You should consider yourself honored.]

Though I didn’t appreciate his snippy tone, hearing that he hadn’t been summoned in 748 years made it clear that summoning him was an exceptionally rare occurrence.f290f046f5373e76

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Well, there weren’t many spirit summoners to begin with.9b229386be721e32

My own experience with 4171aa9591 summoning spirits was quite 3903c1fc86 unique.d3f11ac6883a8b52

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I had been able to sense mana since birth. However, the amount of mana I possessed was so minimal that I couldn’t learn magic.1e062cf5b73c0392

So, I considered it 04ba51afde a unique ability, but 837b63fd45 as a child, I 673c434fe7 fell into a lake.cd467ebe37175f56

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Being unable 1c1a56de12 to swim, 9b81ffb7f4 I was 6609d4ceb0 in mortal 9123d3b432 danger, and 33f1d9043f at that aaaa55ec95 moment of 8a43467ad8 crisis, I 4ff74795f8 managed to 63d1c8e171 summon Undine, a5c3780844 a lower 9901f9704d water spirit.f6bd6b7ec2f7ee97

However, even as a spirit summoner, the spirits I summoned were all lower-level ones, so there wasn’t much I could do.7ab22b4f14e883f1

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At best, I could 9acf528686 purify the air, get c1441f97f8 help while swimming, control 9dd6b1b111 fire when cooking, or 97503dd3d4 get guidance when lost.442ad477494bac4d

These abilities were very 2895ada42d useful in daily life da779f65db but not in combat.bf5f9464e417b4c5

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In this world, lower-level spirit summoners with such limited abilities didn’t have much value.6caf4061ada0877f

“So, why were you summoned? Are you trying to make a contract with me?”3d32026705c350d5

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